Severe malarial anaemia in childhood is associated with decreased long-term household wealth
Our findings indicate that severe malarial anaemia in childhood, but not other forms of severe malaria, may be associated with decreased household wealth 4 to 20 years later. Controlling malaria in low-resource settings could protect poor households from worse socioeconomic index over time.
Authors
- Paul Bangirana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0594)
- Perez Nicholas Ochanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-6525)
- Bjarne Robberstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-2016)
- Arild Aakvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5297-1533)
- Chandy C. John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-1411)
- Dibyadyuti Datta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-935X)
- Kagan A. Mellencamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-3869)
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- World Health Organization - Uganda (UG)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25057-1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health